Pakenham
- Local Government Area
- Cardinia
- Postcode
- 3810
- Population
- 54,118
- Area
- 85.85 km²
- Coordinates
- -38.0736, 145.4852
- Data
- Based on Australian Bureau of Statistics ASGS boundaries, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
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About Pakenham
Pakenham ( PACK-kən-əm) is a suburb of Melbourne in Victoria, Australia, 53 km (33 mi) south-east of Melbourne's Central Business District and the most populous in the Shire of Cardinia. Pakenham recorded a population of 54,118 at the 2021 census. Pakenham has become a major growth area in south-eastern Melbourne as new housing developments have boosted its population and infrastructure, as exemplified in the development of the Lakeside, Heritage Springs and Cardinia Lakes estates.
Description from Wikipedia, used under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Nearby localities
- Officer South 6 km
- Officer 7 km
- Pakenham South 7 km
- Pakenham Upper 8 km
- Rythdale 8 km
- Nar Nar Goon 8 km